(Mar 03, 2017, (Reuters))--An Ethiopian opposition leader from a region hit by deadly anti-government protests last year pleaded not guilty in court on Friday, after prosecutors brought charges against him for inciting unrest.
Merera Gudina, leader of the Oromo Federalist Congress from the Oromiya region which was the center of protests against land grabs, was arrested in November after returning from meeting members of the European Parliament in Brussels.
On Friday, prosecutors formally charged Merera with a bid to "dismantle or disrupt social, economic and political activity for political, religious and ideological aim ... under the guise of political party leadership," according to a charge sheet brought before a high court in Addis Ababa.
Merera was also accused of backing a terrorist group and flouting guidelines of a state of emergency imposed in October during his trip to Belgium. Read more from Reuters »
Merera Gudina, leader of the Oromo Federalist Congress from the Oromiya region which was the center of protests against land grabs, was arrested in November after returning from meeting members of the European Parliament in Brussels.
On Friday, prosecutors formally charged Merera with a bid to "dismantle or disrupt social, economic and political activity for political, religious and ideological aim ... under the guise of political party leadership," according to a charge sheet brought before a high court in Addis Ababa.
Merera was also accused of backing a terrorist group and flouting guidelines of a state of emergency imposed in October during his trip to Belgium. Read more from Reuters »
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